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Rasual Butler
NameRasual Butler
PositionShooting guard/small forward
Height6 ft 7 inch
Weight93.07 kg (205 lb)
LeagueNBA
TeamLos Angeles Clippers
Number45
NationalityAmerican
Personal information
Date of birthMay 23, 1979(age 30)
Birth placePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
HighschoolRoman Catholic High School
CollegeLa Salle
Draft2nd round, 52nd overall
Draft teamMiami Heat
Draft year2002
Career start2002
Former teamsMiami Heat (2003-2005)&
New Orleans Hornets(2005-2009)
Salary3,945,000
Rasual Butler (born May 23, 1979) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised in the Point Breeze area of south Philadelphia, one of the toughest sections of the city, notorious for crime. After a career at La Salle University, Butler was a second round draft choice of the Miami Heat in the 2002 NBA Draft. After three seasons, he was traded to the New Orleans Hornets as part of the largest trade in NBA history. The 4 team trade involved the Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, and Utah Jazz, and featured thirteen players, most notably Eddie Jones, Antoine Walker, Jason Williams and James Posey. Rasual recently starred in Trina's music video "Here We Go".
His outside shooting is considered to be his greatest strength, achieving 36 percent over the course of his career and even 46 percent (50 total) during the 2003-04 season from behind the three-point line according to NBA.com. His career-high total were 134 made three-point shots (37 percent) during the 2006-07 NBA season.
During the 2007-08 regular season (still with the New Orleans Hornets) he averaged 17 minutes of action, 4.9 points and 2 rebounds per game while coming mostly from the bench.
On August 12, 2009, the Los Angeles Clippers acquired Butler by trading a conditional 2016 second round draft pick.
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Clippers send Lakers off to the playoffs with a message - Examiner.com Tweet this news

Examiner.com--with a steady stream of Chris Kaman (22 points), -Rasual Butler- (10 points) and The Rhino, Craig Smith, came off the bench to score 12. ...
Date : Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:00:48 GMT+00:00

Rasual Butler: Butler sets franchise record for threes made - Rotoworld.com Tweet this news

Rotoworld.com---Rasual Butler- set the Clippers' single-season record for 3-pointers made in a season on Sunday, passing Terry Dehere's mark of 139 set in 1995-96. ...
Date : Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:02:37 GMT+00:00

Rasual Butler: Rasual Butler gets hot for Clips - Rotoworld.com Tweet this news

Rotoworld.com---Rasual Butler- played 43 minutes on Wednesday and hit 6-of-13 shots and four 3-pointers on his way to 17 points, a steal and a block. ...
Date : Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:59:10 GMT+00:00

Waiver Wire: Never too late to tweak - CBSSports.com Tweet this news

CBSSports.com---Rasual Butler-, Clippers (@MIL, @TOR, @DEN, NY): The Clippers have been giving Butler around 35 minutes per game on a consistent basis ever since Al Thornton ...
Date : Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:28:07 GMT+00:00

David West: "Have to be realistic" - HoopsWorld Tweet this news

HoopsWorld--The current run has been a bumpier ride with the team trading away core pieces like Tyson Chandler and -Rasual Butler-. It's been a challenge for veteran West ...
Date : Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:22:39 GMT+00:00

Butler's strong fourth quarter pushes Clips past Pistons - TSN Tweet this news

TSN--Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - -Rasual Butler- scored 12 of his 16 points in the last quarter and made the go-ahead three-pointer with 25.3 seconds ...
Date : Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:27:05 GMT+00:00

Rasual Butler: Rasual Butler scores career-high 31 - Rotoworld.com Tweet this news

Rotoworld.com---Rasual Butler- got hot against his former team (the Heat) on Wednesday, hitting six 3-pointers and 12-of-19 shots for a career high of 31 points. ...
Date : Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:29:02 GMT+00:00

LAst Night's Action: Kings Refuse To Back Down But Lose in OT - LAist (blog) Tweet this news

LAist (blog)---Rasual Butler- scored 31 points for the Clippers while not scoring once in the final 16:50. Whenever Butler scores 30 points his teams have gone 1-5 the one ...
Date : Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:55:18 GMT+00:00

Larry Brown wants to sail Clippers ship again - ProBasketballTalk (blog) Tweet this news

ProBasketballTalk (blog)---...- Baron Davis, Blake Griffin (he will be a star, trust me), and some good role players like Eric Gordon, DeAndre Jordan and -Rasual Butler-. ...
Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:45:48 GMT+00:00

Orlando Magic News & Notes: Dwight's Techs, Happy Birthday To Adonal Foyle and ... - Howard the Dunk (blog) Tweet this news

Howard the Dunk (blog)--Mike Dunleavy made the wise decision to shift -Rasual Butler- into the starting lineup in part because basic plus-minus data were telling him that was the ...
Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:33:00 GMT+00:00




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